Heroes in a Half Shell (On a STICK!)

Things I Love

The Ice Cream Truck

When I was very young, likely before Brother was in the picture or at least before he was three, my dad and I would play outside, fly kites, etc., and he and Mom and I would take walks and almost ALWAYS bought something from the ice cream truck. After I was older, we'd save money for summer days when we could chase the ice cream truck (they never stopped in the right spot) to get something. Some of my neighbors even chased it several blocks on rollerblades!

A few years ago I got a huge craving for ice cream truck ice cream. No matter what happened, I could never catch them when I had cash in my wallet. This went on until early May of this year, believe it or not, when I was at the park with a few friends and the truck came by. I got my first ninja turtle of the millenium. Since then I've specially kept ice cream money in my wallet, and last time we went to tube the river I handed two soggy dollar bills to the lady in the truck.

Well anyway, today I was watching TV with my pup when I heard the familiar chimes of "Do Your Ears Hang Low?" passing by the house. Without hesitating, I grabbed my wallet and ran out the door -- barefoot -- and sprinted down to the end of the block where the truck sat waiting. I got another ninja turtle...I've decided I prefer them.

I realize I could probably buy these at a store and have the Heros in a Half Shell any time I want, however I think the thrill of the hunt is worth a little extra money, and the unpredictability makes it extra special.

Grilled Apricots

I made dinner today, and by that I mean a baked sweet potato and grilled apricots with almonds. Grilled apricots are Ah-MAZING. I dipped them in a little bit of melted butter and brown sugar and grilled them for only a few minutes, flipping them frequently. Then I threw them in a bowl and drizzled honey (raw local honey!), extra brown sugar, and some of my roasted almonds on them. I saved the almonds for last and had a lovely syrup to drizzle them in at the bottom of the bowl. I think they could have taken a little more time on the grill but flipped them more often.

I also love baked sweet potatoes, but I think that a picture of it would be rather boring.

Things I don't Love

Being Disorganized

People who know me will likely roll their eyes at this. I have always struggled with organization. And I'm not alone. People with ADHD have a lot of trouble getting organized. We'll get as far as neat piles in various locations that then get scattered when we need to find something. I have several piles going right now actually.

How I'm going to fix it

I honestly don't know how to do this. I recently spoke with a professor who advised me to stick to what works and not punish myself for systems I'm not successful with. My trouble is that I'll find a place for everything and then get something that doesn't fit into a category! OR I'll put something down and completely forget where. And then I'll get to a point of wanting to do something about it, but because I can handle big picture things but not necessarily all the details that make up the idea, I get overwhelmed with the scope of the task and simply don't do it. Again, this is true of most people with ADHD and was the same when I was medicated. When I realized that difficulty organizing was part of ADHD I understood why no matter how hard I tried growing up I couldn't keep a clean room, and why friendly admonitions to "just do it" caused me so much anxiety. It also explained why I was so strict about the systems I did have in place, such as my CD collection, my books, and my movies (Movies, for example, are all in the same telephone stand and arranged first by genre and then by title) I'm looking at various organization tips and recently got a special folder just for financial documents, however I'm still not sure how to go about this. Anyone have some helpful suggestions?